Red Roasted Potatoes

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

1. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together29,058 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

2. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together34,122 recipes

   Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

3. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together25,665 recipes

   Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

4. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together9,023 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

5. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,517 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Red potatoes

Their starchy interior turns soft and fluffy while the cut surfaces crisp and brown.

Olive oil

Fat conducts heat evenly and helps the potato surfaces brown and crisp.

Onion

Softens and caramelises in the oven, adding sweetness and savoury depth.

Garlic

Releases aromatic compounds as it cooks, adding a pungent, savoury flavour.

The step that matters

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, olive, parsley, onion, garlic, pepper):

1. Thymefits better
2. Cuminfits better
3. Rosemaryfits better
4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, olive, parsley, onion, garlic, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.